Water Summary Update: Drought conditions remain stable despite below-average rainfall
Feb 07, 2025
DES MOINES – Despite below-normal precipitation in January, drought conditions remain stable across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. January’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 0.32 inches, or 0.65 inches below normal. January…
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Weekly Fuel Report
Feb 06, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 2 cents, averaging $2.97 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…
Ice fishing shelters must be removed by Feb. 20
Feb 05, 2025
DES MOINES – Ice fishing shelters, left unattended, must be removed from state-owned lands and waters, including parking lots and boat ramps by Feb. 20. Ice fishing shelter owners who camp in a paid campsite…
January in Iowa was near top ten in least amount of snow
Feb 04, 2025
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The rumbling sound of snowblowers at work was rare in January. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there just wasn’t much snow anywhere. “We’re in a snow drought across the state,…
Sinclair says moratorium on new Iowa casinos a ‘jump ball’ in Senate
Feb 03, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos easily passed the Iowa House yesterday, but Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair suggests its chances in the Senate are far different. “Honestly,…
Iowa House, on 68-31 vote, approves moratorium on new casinos
Jan 31, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A five-year moratorium on new casinos in Iowa has passed the Iowa House this afternoon and the same proposal has been approved by a committee in the Senate. If…
Weekly Fuel Report
Jan 30, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 6 cents, averaging $2.95 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…
Use caution on the ice
Jan 29, 2025
DES MOINES -- Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing quickly over the past few days. Those changes are only likely to accelerate with the warm weather forecast for the next week.. This…
Dozens of Iowa schools see high absence rates due to respiratory infections
Jan 28, 2025
By Natalie Krebs (Radio Iowa) State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting high absence rates due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in…
Iowa’s Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 66.4 Percent in December
Jan 27, 2025
DES MOINES – Iowa’s labor force participation rate rose to 66.4 percent in December amid an influx of recent graduates entering the workforce, while the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2 percent. Meanwhile,…